Not able to iterate menu list through apex:repeat

Question

<apex:component controller="MenuController">
    <apex:tabPanel switchType="client">
        <apex:repeat value="{!menus}" var="menu" id="theRepeat">
             <apex:tab label="{!menu.name}" name="{!menu.id}">content for tab one</apex:tab>
        </apex:repeat>
    </apex:tabPanel>
</apex:component>

Can any one please tell me what is wrong in this program? Why is this not creating a menus tab?

Answer 1

It is not supported. The apex:repeat component cannot be used as a direct child of the following components according to the apex:repeat docs.

This component cannot be used as a direct child of the following components:

• <apex:dataTable>
• <apex:pageBlockTable>
• <apex:panelBar>
• <apex:selectCheckboxes>
• <apex:selectList>
• <apex:selectRadio>
• <apex:tabPanel>

Answer 2

So you want to create your tab dynamically. I think the better way to do this is to use dynamic component. Check the SF-Docs out:

Dynamic Visualforce Components